Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video535 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Week Zero results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 300 hits. Analysis detected 2,184 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,140 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠54% (7,081 of 15,298 topics). This Week Zero is worse (more manipulative) than 53.70% of the peer group.
Week Zero
Topic details
Total words: 2,140
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

54% percentile
025507510053.7% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.0%14.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 7.7%7.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 6.0%6.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.4%2.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%False Dilemma: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 1.5%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 1.7%Anecdotal: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Tu Quoque: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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